Brahmaputra Flood Alert

Rains flood this area every year. This year, floods first came in June but the water receded, and then came this week's deluge. Volumes of water from the swelling Bramhaputra is flowing into the Beki on whose floodplains rests Barpeta's Kalgachia village, leading to unprecedented inundation. The only things visible other than water are submerged hu...

Heavy rain alert: The flood situation in Assam remains grim after the water level of the Brahmaputra river continued to rise in Guwahati. The state has been witnessing heavy downpour for the last few days. There is a red alert for heavy rain in Assam, Meghalaya and Bihar today.

The number of people affected by the Assam floods rose to 52 lakh today, with as many as 1.5 lakh being moved to relief centres amid a red alert issued by the government. Five more died today, taking the total number of people killed in the floods to 20, even as the Indian Army was called in to assist in rescue operations.

For the second time in a fortnight, China has alerted India of a possible flood-like situation in the Brahmaputra river in Arunachal Pradesh after a landslide blocked water upstream in Tibet, a senior Water Resources Ministry official said on Wednesday.

People living along the banks of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh have been moved to safer places after China informed India about possible flash floods in the area due to formation of an artificial lake in Tibet, officials said today.

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on high alert after China informed India about a possible flood situation because of a landslide in Tibet. Beijing, under the 'Emergency Information Sharing Mechanism' with India, informed New Delhi that a landslide has blocked one of the major rivers in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.

The water discharge in the Brahmaputra basin by China last week is highest in last 50 years.

China has alerted India about the rising water in river Tsangpo, called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam, leading to possibility of floods in downstream areas, Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering said today.

Evacuation alert has been sounded in Assam, where three districts are now submerged affecting nearly one lakh people after the torrential rains caused River Brahmaputra and its tributaries to overflow.

An evacuation alert has been sounded in Assam by the state administration as the floods situation continued remained critical, with 11 districts reeling under the overflowing waters of River Brahmaputra and its tributaries following torrential rains. Nearly one lakh people have been affected by the deluge.

Rains flood this area every year. This year, floods first came in June but the water receded, and then came this week's deluge. Volumes of water from the swelling Bramhaputra is flowing into the Beki on whose floodplains rests Barpeta's Kalgachia village, leading to unprecedented inundation. The only things visible other than water are submerged hu...

Heavy rain alert: The flood situation in Assam remains grim after the water level of the Brahmaputra river continued to rise in Guwahati. The state has been witnessing heavy downpour for the last few days. There is a red alert for heavy rain in Assam, Meghalaya and Bihar today.

The number of people affected by the Assam floods rose to 52 lakh today, with as many as 1.5 lakh being moved to relief centres amid a red alert issued by the government. Five more died today, taking the total number of people killed in the floods to 20, even as the Indian Army was called in to assist in rescue operations.

For the second time in a fortnight, China has alerted India of a possible flood-like situation in the Brahmaputra river in Arunachal Pradesh after a landslide blocked water upstream in Tibet, a senior Water Resources Ministry official said on Wednesday.

People living along the banks of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh have been moved to safer places after China informed India about possible flash floods in the area due to formation of an artificial lake in Tibet, officials said today.

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on high alert after China informed India about a possible flood situation because of a landslide in Tibet. Beijing, under the 'Emergency Information Sharing Mechanism' with India, informed New Delhi that a landslide has blocked one of the major rivers in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.

The water discharge in the Brahmaputra basin by China last week is highest in last 50 years.

China has alerted India about the rising water in river Tsangpo, called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam, leading to possibility of floods in downstream areas, Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering said today.

Evacuation alert has been sounded in Assam, where three districts are now submerged affecting nearly one lakh people after the torrential rains caused River Brahmaputra and its tributaries to overflow.

An evacuation alert has been sounded in Assam by the state administration as the floods situation continued remained critical, with 11 districts reeling under the overflowing waters of River Brahmaputra and its tributaries following torrential rains. Nearly one lakh people have been affected by the deluge.